Review: Estēe Lauder Pure Color Cheek Rush in X-Pose Rose

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THE VERDICT:

What we have here is Estēe Lauder’s new Pure
Color Gel Cheek Blush, an aqueous blush that’s quite generous with color. I’ve
tried a couple of gel blushes in my life and most of them are too diluted with
gel to yield a vivid, true-to-color flush, unlike this one.

ESTĒE LAUDER PURE COLOR CHEEK RUSH IN X-POSE ROSE IN
DETAIL

It’s part of the brand’s Pure Color Cello Shots
Spring/Summer 2013 collection. It comes in three other colors: Hot Fuse, Pink Patent, and Techno Jam. The bottle is
pretty big yet travel- friendly and painted in bright colors-the color of each
bottle represents the shades in this line. Pump is pretty controllable as well.

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X-Pose Rose is a beautiful Hot Pink shade. Texture of the blush is
watery with a hint of silicone, the secret behind its amazing lasting power. It
has a unique consistency that is very much like moisturizer, spreads quite
evenly, pigmentation is very good, (you only need dot- sized portions to cover each cheek) and coverage is medium to heavy. Other gel
blushes need to be blended asap to prevent getting those ugly streaky stains,
but this one sets efficiently leaving you with enough time to blend it in a
steady pace. However, don’t think that you can leave it unblended on your
cheeks for a long time because it may still leave stains on your skin! It
stains fingers though. :p

ESTĒE LAUDER PURE COLOR CHEEK RUSH IN X-POSE ROSE IN ACTION

Two layers of Estēe Lauder Pure Color Cheek Rush

If used with face powder or powder foundation, it
will only take you two layers to get a bright flush. At first, you might think
that it is not imparting any color so the natural thing to do is to layer it
more, but hold your horses! This gel blush is the type that gets deeper and
grows brighter after a few seconds-allow it to settle first and apply more
should you want more coverage. The only downside of this product is, it clumps
on top of powder and erases facial concealers. It’s best applied on clean, bare
skin before anything else. If used with liquid foundation, apply three to four
layers so the blush will still peep through all the piles of makeup. I would
advise BB Cream, Tinted Moisturizer or sheer foundation only.

This gel blush is perfect to use in outdoor activities where
frequent retouching is not an option, not to mention it’s non- clogging. I used
it once in the gym and when swimming and it didn’t come off! It suits oily skin
because it resists facial oil, but works very well with dry skin because it’s
pretty emollient, soothing, and does not settle on patchy areas.